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SP2021S1 INTENTIONAL BOTANICAL

November 23, 2020

Intentional Botanical

Taught by:

Isa Down

Offered:

Thursday June 3rd
Friday June 4th

Experience level: All Levels

Most of us reach for our phone when we want to capture a beautiful blossom or the way sunlight hits a cluster of fallen acorns. Another way to explore that inspiring image is with ink and watercolor. The world around us is filled with beauty and when we slow down enough to make marks in our own way, following the prompts of what it is we are feeling and experiencing, our ability to see deeply into nature expands tenfold.

The morning will begin with a few minutes walking about in the glorious woods at the edge of the lake.  We will return to the classroom with some kind of natural item that has inspired you – perhaps a stone, pinecone, or flower. Then, I will guide you through the process I use which is a series of prompts to help you express on paper how the piece makes you feel.

We will be working with ink and watercolor which means playing with the wonderful contrast between the sharp lines of ink and the paint’s diaphnous colors. This workshop is all about play and experimentation, but there will also be time to explore the variations you can create using traditional ink and watercolor techniques.

Best of all, what you may find is that the elements of nature you choose for you artwork often operate as a direct call to your inner artist to come out and have fun and get messy!

No experience is required but it is recommended that students come with some sense of how to draw as well as an open heart willing to explore.

Kit fee: 10 USD

Materials:

CLICK HERE for downloadable Materials PDF.

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on the blog

a Sunday afternoon with Toni Lipsey, Mara Licole and Gaye Glasspie

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As The SQM HQ office shutters for the next little As The SQM HQ office shutters for the next little while (back online in the New Year) feeling like some sweet, silly drifting out on a paddleboard could feel pretty good right now. 2021<---!! 
Posted @withregram • @squamlove The soft air, the changing light... Squamtime is on the horizon. This dreamy video of @amygretchen by @emily_katz  #squamlove
May your weekend have moments of peace, ease and t May your weekend have moments of peace, ease and time for creative play 🌿💙

sketching from the dock by @dannaray 💙 #squamlove
Although Isa is currently on social media sabbatic Although Isa is currently on social media sabbatical, she WILL be with us in June! *happy dance* @poppyandgrayco #squam2021
It was such a disappointment to cancel last year ( It was such a disappointment to cancel last year (amid all the rest of 2020) so it is no small delight that we WILL be welcoming @maralicoleknits to the lake in June where she will be sharing an original shawl pattern and teaching brioche! I love her sock pattern here and the message from her launch last July about "just keep putting one foot in front of the other." Indeed. #squam2021
So thrilled TONI LIPSEY will be with us at the lak So thrilled TONI LIPSEY will be with us at the lake next Spring-- scroll through to watch her making this darling hat. Head over to @tlyarncrafts to see more of her fab videos and crochet inspiration! #squam2021
Looking forward to being together at a safe distan Looking forward to being together at a safe distance Posted @withregram • @curioushandmade Bye lake 💕💕 #squam2015 #squamartworkshops #squamlove
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